两名国会警察周二对前总统提起民事诉讼唐纳德·特朗普对于身体和精神上的伤害，他们说他们是因为1月6日国会暴动。
在诉讼中，詹姆斯·布莱辛甘(James Blassingame)和西德尼·亨比(Sidney Hemby)引用了特朗普导致骚乱的话，包括特朗普对选民欺诈的毫无根据的指控和他声称民主党人“试图窃取”总统权力的说法。詹姆斯·布莱辛甘是一名17岁的老兵，西德尼·亨比在国会大厦担任了11年的警察选举。
该诉讼在华盛顿特区的联邦法院提起，要求每名官员就针对特朗普的五项指控中的每一项获得至少75，000美元的赔偿，以及惩罚性损害赔偿和与诉讼相关的费用。这些罪名包括指挥袭击和殴打、协助和教唆袭击和殴打、指挥故意造成精神痛苦以及违反华盛顿特区禁止煽动暴乱和扰乱秩序的法规。
特朗普的发言人没有立即回应美国广播公司新闻的置评请求。
布莱克松甘警官是暴乱者在地穴中遇到的“八九名”警官之一美国国会在圆形大厅正下方。
“叛乱分子投掷物品，用拳头和武器袭击布莱辛甘警官和其他USCP警官，”诉状称，因为“起义军的前线正被一波又一波新来的起义军从背后挤压。”
该诉讼称，“一股强大的叛乱分子向前推进，将布莱辛甘警官撞上了一根石柱”，击中了他的脊柱和后脑勺，使他“无法动弹”。
“在布莱辛甘警官的脑海中，最重要的是叛乱分子对他感兴趣，而其他警官那天晚上不会回家，”诉讼称。
该诉讼还提出了类似于国会警察的主张哈利·邓恩告诉美国广播公司首席大法官记者皮埃尔·托马斯关于那天值班官员遭到的种族诽谤。
“在[布莱辛甘警官]的一生中，人们第一次对着他的脸大喊大叫，在地穴袭击的整个过程中反复地骂他一个[n字]。该诉讼称:“他已经记不清种族诽谤对他进行了多少次了。”
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档案图片:一群美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的支持者冲击美国国会大厦
诉讼中的指控描绘了一幅丑陋、暴力和生动的画面，描述了布拉辛游戏所遭受的攻击。
“叛乱分子袭击了布莱辛甘警官的面部、头部、胸部、手臂以及他身体的每一个部位，”它说。起义军用拳头和武器，从旗杆到柱子，还有建筑方向标志、水瓶和其他他无法辨认的物品
该诉讼称，布莱克松甘的“唯一目标是尽他所能生存下去”。
Blassingame声称他背部和头部受伤，“被攻击的记忆和感官冲击所困扰——攻击的景象、声音、气味甚至味道仍然接近表面。”
该诉讼还声称，布拉辛游戏“因无法帮助同时受到攻击的同事而感到内疚;在其他同事没有的地方生存。”
该诉讼称，袭击发生后，Blassingame“睡不着觉”，据称他患有“抑郁症，他无法解决这一问题，因为他太专注于继续履行职业责任的持续义务感。”
该诉讼称，由于他继续在国会大厦工作，“他无法避免自己情绪反应的大部分触发因素”。
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档案图片:当时美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的一群支持者爬进窗户
该诉讼称，亨比警官“被压在东侧的门上，试图阻止叛乱分子”，暴徒“继续大喊，‘为特朗普而战’，‘停止盗窃’，以及其他各种口号，用拳头和手中的任何东西打他。”
该诉讼称，Hemby还忍受了被“喷洒刺激眼睛、皮肤和喉咙的化学物质”。
该诉讼称，亨比“从离他眼睛不到一英寸的伤口流血”，他“脸上和手上有伤口和擦伤，他的尸体被钉在一扇大金属门上。”
作为攻击的结果，该诉讼称，Hemby的“左手和左膝盖变得肿胀疼痛”，他患有背部和颈部疼痛，他的皮肤因“被化学喷雾剂喷在脸上和身体上”而烧伤。
Hemby还在诉讼中声称，他现在睡眠有问题。
该诉讼援引了特朗普导致此次袭击的一系列推特和公开声明，包括他在1月6日呼吁进行“疯狂”抗议，以及他宣传“副总统迈克·彭斯可以基于虚假主张单独拒绝选举结果的毫无根据的想法，即一些州想要“取消资格”或“纠正”对特朗普不利的选举结果。”
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2021年1月6日，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在华盛顿特区的“拯救美国游行”集会上发表讲话。
该诉讼还援引了一些知名共和党议员的话，他们将骚乱归咎于特朗普，包括参议员米特·罗姆尼(Mitt Romney)、众议员莉兹·切尼(Liz Cheney)和参议院少数党领袖米奇·麦康奈尔(Mitch McConnell)。麦康奈尔在投票宣判特朗普煽动叛乱的指控无罪后，于2月13日在参议院发言，明确表示他认为特朗普应对国会大厦骚乱负责。
麦康奈尔说:“毫无疑问，特朗普总统对挑起当天的事件负有实际和道德责任。”“袭击这座大楼的人认为他们是按照总统的意愿和指示行事的，这种想法是失败的总统不断对着地球上最大的扩音器大喊的虚假陈述、阴谋论和鲁莽夸张日益增多的可预见后果。”
麦康奈尔接下来说的话也在诉讼中被引用，以支持特朗普即使不再执政，也可能仍然要为自己的行为负责。
麦康奈尔说:“特朗普总统作为一名普通公民，仍然要为他在任期间所做的一切负责，除非诉讼时效到期，仍然要为他在任期间所做的一切负责，还没有逃脱任何惩罚。”“我们国家有刑事司法系统。我们有民事诉讼。前任总统也不能免于被任何一方追究责任。”
2 Capitol Police officers sue Trump for physical and emotional injuries from Jan. 6 riot
Two Capitol Police officers filed a civil suit Tuesday against former PresidentDonald Trumpfor physical and emotional injuries they say they suffered as a result of theJan. 6 Capitol riot.
In the lawsuit, James Blassingame, a 17-year veteran of the force, and Sidney Hemby, who has served as a Capitol Police officer for 11 years, quote Trump's words leading up to the riot, including Trump's baseless claims of voter fraud and his assertion that Democrats were "trying to steal" theelection.
The suit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., demands an award of at least $75,000 for each officer for each of the five alleged counts against Trump, as well as punitive damages and costs associated with the litigation. The counts include directing assault and battery, aiding and abetting assault and battery, directing intentional infliction of emotional distress, and violating D.C. statutes against incitement of a riot and disorderly conduct.
A spokesperson for Trump did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for comment.
Officer Blassingame was one of "eight or nine" officers who rioters confronted in the crypt of theCapitol, directly below the rotunda, the suit alleges.
"The insurrectionists were throwing items, and striking Officer Blassingame and the other USCP officers with their fists and weapons," the complaint alleges, as a "front line of insurrectionists was being pressed from behind by waves of newly arriving insurrectionists."
A "forceful surge of insurrectionists pushed forward and slammed Officer Blassingame against a stone column," striking his spine and the back of his head, leaving him "unable to move," the suit alleges.
"Foremost in Officer Blassingame's mind was the terrifying certainty that the insurrectionists were interested in him and the other officers not going home to their families that night," the lawsuit claims.
The suit also makes a claim similar to what Capitol Police officerHarry Dunntold ABC News Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas about the racial slurs hurled at officers who were on duty that day.
"For the first time in [Officer Blassingame's] life, people were yelling into his face, calling him a [n-word] repeatedly and throughout the attack in the crypt. He lost count of the many times the racial slur was hurled at him," the suit alleges.
The allegations in the suit paint an ugly, violent and vivid picture of the attacks it says Blassingame endured.
"The insurrectionists struck Officer Blassingame in his face, head, chest, arms, and what felt like every part of his body," it says. "Insurrectionists used their fists and had weapons that ranged from flagpoles to stanchions and building directional signs, water bottles and other objects he could not identify."
Blassingame's "sole focus was to do what he could to survive," the suit claims.
Blassingame alleges that he suffered back and head injuries and "is haunted by the memory of being attacked, and of the sensory impacts -- the sights, sounds, smells and even tastes of the attack remain close to the surface."
The suit also alleges that Blassingame "experiences guilt of being unable to help his colleagues who were simultaneously being attacked; and of surviving where other colleagues did not."
Following the attack, Blassingame "was not able to sleep," claims the suit, and he allegedly suffered from "depression that he could not address because he was too consumed with a sense of continued obligation to continue on with his professional responsibilities."
Because he continues to work in the Capitol, "he is unable to avoid most of the triggers of his emotional reactions," the suit claims.
Officer Hemby, the suit alleges, was "crushed against the doors on the east side trying to hold the insurrectionists back," and that the rioters "continued to scream, 'Fight for Trump,' 'Stop the steal,' and various other slogans, as they struck him with their fists and whatever they had in their hands."
Hemby also endured being "sprayed with chemicals that irritated his eyes, skin, and throat," the suit alleges.
The suit alleges Hemby was "bleeding from a cut located less than an inch from his eye" and that he "had cuts and abrasions on his face and hands, and his body was pinned against a large metal door."
As a result of the attack, the suit claims that Hemby's "left hand and left knee became swollen and painful," and that he suffers from back and neck pain and that his skin was burned from being "sprayed in the face and body with chemical sprays."
Hemby also claims in the suit that he now suffers from trouble sleeping.
The lawsuit cites a litany of Trump's tweets and public statements leading up to the attack, including his call for a "wild" protest on Jan. 6 and his promotion of "the baseless idea that Vice President Mike Pence could single-handedly reject the election outcome based on false claims that some states wanted to 'decertify' or 'correct' election results that were not in Trump's favor."
The suit also cites the words of a number of prominent Republican lawmakers who place the blame for the riot on Trump, including Sen. Mitt Romney, Rep. Liz Cheney and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who after voting to acquit Trump on the charge of inciting the insurrection, took to the Senate floor on Feb. 13 and made clear his belief that Trump was responsible for the Capitol riot.
"There's no question, none, that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day," McConnell said. "The people who stormed this building believed they were acting on the wishes and instructions of their president, and having that belief was a foreseeable consequence of the growing crescendo of false statements, conspiracy theories and reckless hyperbole which the defeated president kept shouting into the largest megaphone on planet Earth."
What McConnell said next is also cited in the suit, in support of how Trump may still be held accountable for his actions even though he's no longer in office.
"President Trump is still liable for everything he did while he was in office, as an ordinary citizen, unless the statute of limitations has run, still liable for everything he did while in office, didn't get away with anything yet -- yet," McConnell said. "We have a criminal justice system in this country. We have civil litigation. And former presidents are not immune from being held accountable by either one."
